105- Circus Hit by Cyclone: Jerry of the Circus (November 19, 1937)

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“105- Circus Hit by Cyclone” is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 19, 1937. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry and Uncle Dan, members of the circus, see a dark cloud approaching the lot and realize it is a cyclone. Jerry races ahead to warn Mr. Randall and the crew, who gather the performers and workers and lie flat on the ground as the storm sweeps across the grounds. Afterward Jerry, Rags and Slats survey the wreckage of the big top, the midway and the wagons, and worry whether the show can continue. Slats talks about the storm and how a canvas-covered chimpanzee named Aga is still missing, while Jerry and Uncle Dan help look for her.

A circus lot in the path of a sudden cyclone, with its big top, midway, horse tent and wagons.

Characters: Jerry, Uncle Dan, Rags, Slats, Mr. Randall, Kelly, Major

Listen for: Jerry's warning to the crowd, the sound of the cyclone, and the aftermath as the damage is discovered.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.